Problem Solving
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bolton requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bolton | 20.45% | 5.88% | 4.76% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 26.47% | 5.88% | 5.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £178 | £513 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £185 | £525 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -64.76% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £193 | £538 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £66.00 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £20.26 | £60.00 | £20.10 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.24% | +198.47% | +77.11% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bolton
Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 34 | 17 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton | 77.27% | 100.00% | 90.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £353 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £178 | £413 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £243 | £485 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +2.11% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £334 | £538 | £497 |
| 90th Percentile | £396 | - | £500 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £467 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.70% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.16 | £24.15 | £16.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.63 | £28.60 | £23.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £35.00 | £46.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -25.29% | -5.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £98.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £100.00 | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £22.63 | £31.00 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.00% | +58.97% | +8.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bolton.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bolton.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: